| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by Mark A at 18:15, 21st January 2025 |     |
After a listen, some of the audio seems to be courtesy of the BBC radiophonic workshop.
Mark
*Edit** Pays attention to the credits: eats worms**
| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by Oxonhutch at 12:42, 21st January 2025 | |
I remember the old Fort William station - in the centre of town rather that the outskirts it is now. And that westmost platform line that continued mysteriously along the quayside. Semaphores, tokens and steam - wonderful film.
| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by ChrisB at 11:26, 21st January 2025 | |
And the way the returned home by being dropped by the guard into the arms of (probably) their father. Health & Safety? What's that?
| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by eightonedee at 09:36, 21st January 2025 | |
Thanks Jaymac - wonderful, not least because a very short time afterwards all this would change.
I particularly like the random lineside stop to pick up children for their journey to school, with Mum equipped with a ladder!
From the name given for this stop (Lengthsman's Cottage), perhaps they were children of a railway employee based in a remote location?
| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by Mark A at 22:42, 20th January 2025 | |
Will that be the London train on the other platform at Queen Street?
Mark
| Re: West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:48, 20th January 2025 | |
Thanks for that, JayMac.
Thirty minutes of fascinating railway history - well worth watching.
I liked the apparently inordinate amounts of atmospheric pollution, and the broad Scottish burrs from the locals in the commentary.
| West Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive Posted by JayMac at 19:09, 20th January 2025 | |
Just watched this little gem of a BBC documentary from 1960 about the operation of, and the people associated with, the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Mallaig.
Very atmospheric. I particularly like the random lineside stop to pick up children for their journey to school, with Mum equipped with a ladder!
